In need of a good powerline adapter for 210mbps internet...

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Can one of you fine gentlemen possibly link me to the best possible powerline adapter I can get... Looking at the gigabit ones and these interest me but I dunno what other ones, as I have been told the AC wireless is a pile of poop through walls...
Any ideas?
 
Firstly whoever said that was making an inaccurate and sweeping generalisation.

Consider a proper hard wired install if at all possible, it will usually be cheaper, more reliable and quicker. If that's not possible then look at what you need, if it's 210mbit (unusual number) then that's well within wifi spec so test and see rather than spending money on Powerline which is dependant on wiring/fuse box and on high speed connections tends to be more sensative.
 
Avalon said:
Firstly whoever said that was making an inaccurate and sweeping generalisation.

Consider a proper hard wired install if at all possible, it will usually be cheaper, more reliable and quicker. If that's not possible then look at what you need, if it's 210mbit (unusual number) then that's well within wifi spec so test and see rather than spending money on Powerline which is dependant on wiring/fuse box and on high speed connections tends to be more sensative.
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Its not really possible as I am upstairs and its a hassle to plug it all in... Yeah the highest virgin offer was 150 but ages ago they gave us an extra 10 and then somehow it stayed when they gave everyone an extra 50mbps download speed...
I currently have a 300mbps wireless card in my pc that gets like 50 on speedtest.net but my current ethernet plugs give about 60 and are the 500mbps TP-Link ones so I dunno what to do
 
I hate to break this to you but Virgin are rolling out higher speeds sooner rather than later, the SH3 is out, it's compatible with the next DOCSIS standard and 300mbit is possible on current configs. The new hub also has VoIP provision. Powerline is an expensive and short term solution, hard wire it and you have gigabit for a fraction of the cost.
 
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I hate to break this to you but Virgin are rolling out higher speeds sooner rather than later, the SH3 is out, it's compatible with the next DOCSIS standard and 300mbit is possible on current configs. The new hub also has VoIP provision. Powerline is an expensive and short term solution, hard wire it and you have gigabit for a fraction of the cost.
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You didnt break anything to me, I know hardwiring is the way to do it, but like I said, it isnt possible at the minute.
 
Yes if you can afford it.

Remember internet speeds are increasing all the time. As already mentioned in this thread.

So a little future proofing wouldn't hurt.
 
Use 1gbit Ethernet if you can. Powerlines are ok. But your only going to see wi-fi like speed and pings over them, so not great.

Also they only seem to last a couple of years if your using them all the time :/
 
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Power lines do very well for saying the cable they use was never designed for RF. The 1200s are the ones to go for but a better solution is trying to figure out hot to run a real cable between the 2.
 
bit convoluted but I've recently been through a pretty similar experience;

I've got both powerline as well as .ac in both my laptop and now main PC (as well as various phones / tablets)
They are both highly variable depending on where in the house I am
My house is extended both on the side over the old garage and to the rear so big chunks of my house are on the other side of an old external wall.

The Virgin line comes in to the house via the dining room at the front of the property and I got them to put in a long line so that the Virgin AC router sits against one wall but roughly in the middle of the old part of the property.
In the new living room I get the full 150mbps via 500mbps powerlines, but wireless from the main unit I only get 60mbps, so I now have a wireless N router in the living room which serves that room and also improves the reception we get in our main bedroom.

My office and our son's bedroom is directly above the .ac router - I had my main PC on a powerline and was getting 60mbps so when we got upgraded (and paid the £50 for the new Virgin .ac router), I found a high gain .ac USB adapter to give that a go, and I get better ping and the full 150mbps now in my office, I had a wirelessN USB adapter and that would only attach to the router at 150mbps and also got about 50-60mbps on speedtest, so getting the .ac USB was a massive improvement

so... both will vary massively depending on where in the house you are, .ac works fine through internal walls and floors but struggles through external type walls, if you do get powerlines you may find that they work well on say the ground floor if they are all on the same loop, but from downstairs to upstairs where its on a seperate loop it struggles in my house (brand new consumer unit), so I've ended up using powerlines downstairs with 2 wireless routers/repeaters to serve upstairs

In all cases, I get better transfer rates over 5ghz than over 2.4ghz, even when the signal strength shows up as being slightly lower over 5
if you've got a .ac router then make sure you also have a .ac adapter for the PC as it does make a massive difference
 
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I grabbed the AC1700 from the indian and personal computer world as it was on a great deal, and they had one in stock at my local shop somehow so hey went and picked it up, download speeds are AMAZING, i get the full 210mbps on speedtest and 29.7mbps on steam... AMAZING!
 
I've had 4 powerline adapters fail over the years of various brands. They do drop out occasionally as well even under ideal conditions and energy saving lights\phone chargers play havoc with the speeds.

I've got one pair left which I plan to get rid of soon with a final run of cat5e around the lounge.

Powerline should be last on your list of options hardwire>ac wireless>powerline
 
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